NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders impressed State Board of Education members this week during his presentation involving a charter school application. Sanders founded Prime Time Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, three years ago to reach and teach youth through sports and education. The group promotes positive self images and invests in the mental, spiritual, […]
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Texas Congressman Ron Paul, campaigning in Iowa the same day that Gov. Rick Perry’s swooping in for a couple of stops, took a bit of a dig at the governor’s jobs message without naming him at a stop in Winterset. “Presidents can’t create jobs. Government can’t create jobs. All they can do is create bureaucrats […]
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After a luncheon speech in New Hampshire on Friday, as Hurricane Irene rumbled toward the East Coast, Texas Congressman Ron Paul offered his off-the-cuff thoughts on the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We should be like 1900; we should be like 1940, 1950, 1960,” Paul said. “I live on the Gulf Coast; we deal with hurricanes […]
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Gov. Rick Perry — fresh off a swing through South Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire in his first week as a presidential candidate — will soon be hitting the road again. He’ll dip into Iowa on Saturday, and he’s got a round of fundraisers coming up in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. His schedule still is […]
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The limited-government Club for Growth gave its take on Gov. Rick Perry’s “record on economic freedom” in a new white paper. The group said Perry’s tax policy record “reveals several pro-growth elements,” citing his work to pass tax cuts as lieutenant governor under then-Gov. George W. Bush and a 2006 tax cut. It also saw […]
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A new poll by Public Policy Polling puts Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the front of the GOP presidential field in Iowa and shows just how much Perry’s entrance into the race scrambled the contest for the Republican nomination.
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Gov. Rick Perry came home to a warm – let’s say hot – welcome after his first week of presidential campaigning and exhorted Texans to defend the state of the state. “When the liberal pundits — when they start trashing Texas to score some political points, I want you all just to stand up and […]
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There’s a big crowd here at Abel’s (official crowd estimate from Davey Joe: “a whole bunch of people”) and the fans aren’t quite cutting it on the enclosed deck overlooking the lake. But the heat’s not wilting the enthusiasm of people like Helen Sparks waiting with her 5-year-old son Sam to welcome Gov. Rick Perry back […]
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People are arrivng early at Abel’s on the lake to welcome Gov. Rick Perry back from his first week on the presidential campaign trail. As they get cold drinks, they can’t miss a sign on the bar that asks for short-term campaign volunteers.A group that works for the rights of people with disabilities, ADAPT, is […]
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